A Message from
David Selberg
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Three Hospice of Santa Barbara illuminate Speaker Series Presenters Make Oprah's Top 10 Books on Grief List
Dear friends,
HSB’s ‘illuminate’ Speaker Series addresses the feelings of anxiety, grief and uncertainty that accompany a challenging time. ‘illuminate’ speakers inspire, educate, encourage deeper inquiry and action, create community discussion, and help bring people closer together.
Each author offers unique insight, wisdom and guidance about dealing with grief and challenging times. Learn about each ‘illuminate’ speaker’s books below. We enthusiastically recommend these books for those who are grieving or know someone who is.
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It’s Okay to Laugh, by Nora McInerny Purmort
Purmort’s memoir chronicles her experience miscarrying her second child, losing her father to cancer, and having her husband die in her arms within a span of a few months. Purmort offers a fresh perspective on grief and resilience, while sprinkling in humor and giving her readers permission to struggle and permission to laugh.
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Being with Dying, by Roshi Joan Halifax
In her book, Halifax, uses her years of experience in caring for the dying to guide others through inspiring lessons on how to approach death with courage and compassion. A unique quality that Halifax offers is each chapter includes a meditation or practice. Halifax offers comfort and wisdom to those facing their own death or caring for someone who is dying.
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The Five Invitations, by Frank Ostaseski
The Five Invitations offer five valuable lessons about how dying can teach us how to live a more fulfilling life. Cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Ostaseki has been with over a thousand people at the end of their lives. Ostaseki dives into how to use death and grief as an opportunity to emerge as something larger, as opposed to something smaller and restrictive.
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You may view any of these illuminate Speakers, and others, on our YouTube Channel.
Be well,
David Selberg
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The Light Shines Ahead
Compassionate Care of Carpinteria's
5th Annual Luncheon
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Proceeds from the luncheon go to support Compassionate Care of Carpinteria, a local program of Hospice of Santa Barbara that provides free services to children & families grieving the loss of a loved one and wraparound support services for patients facing serious illness.
Special guest speakers include Beth Cox, 2020 Carpinterian of the Year, and Virginia Benson Wigle, founder of the Starfish Connection.
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Hospice of Santa Barbara's 2022 Annual Report |
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Check out Hospice of Santa Barbara's 2022 Annual Report here.
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“Out of Our Yearning”
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Susan Manker-Seale
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We speak to the eternal.
We speak to the mysterious thread that connects us
one to the other and to the universe.
We speak to the deep wisdom at the center of our beings.
We embody the yearning of us all, and of those we serve
to touch each other more deeply
to hear each other more keenly.
To see each other’s joy and sorrow as our own
and know we are not alone.
Unless we create solitude for ourselves
And even then, community awaits us.
Out of our yearning, we come together.
May we help each other
To serve with love and compassion.
May peace be yours.
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Volunteer Spotlight:
Anna DiStefano
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Anna was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts – which was initially known as an “immigrant city” with many Italians, Germans, Irish and Poles. Anna attended grad school in Boston and studied counseling and human development before taking up her first teaching job at Washington University of St. Louis in Missouri – much to the chagrin of her family! Anna met her wife Deborah and the two of them moved to Santa Barbara where Anna was offered a position with the Fielding Institute. They married in 2008 and adopted two daughters from China.
After retiring from Fielding, Anna was looking for a volunteer opportunity that spoke to her, she felt she wanted to be useful in some capacity. She saw an article about NODA in The Independent and decided that would be a good fit for her. Anna joined the Fall 2019 Patient Care Training. Through her varied PCS clients Anna has had to learn the importance of patiently listening as a way to establish connections with a person – making space for a person to tell you what is important to them!
Anna loves all sports and particularly likes to watch Baseball, she is a big Dodgers and Red Sox fan.
As a child, her father told her that he would only tell her what a food was after she had tasted it! Since then, Anna has been an “adventurous eater” and will try anything.
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Happy work anniversary to
Mary and Samantha!
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Thank you to Mary deLoe and Samantha Lockett for all of your contributions to Hospice of Santa Barbara! We are eternally grateful for the dedication and passion of our staff.
To learn more about our wonderful staff, please visit our website.
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Mary deLoe, Care Coordinator, celebrates her 3-year anniversary.
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Samantha Lockett, Director of Operations, celebrates her 9-year anniversary.
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News from our
Advance Care Planning Programs
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Get It Done SB! (GIDSB) and Mi Regalo (MR) are HSB’s Advance Care Planning (ACP) initiatives, focused on bringing awareness and education in both English and Spanish to ensure that all of our community members know and have a completed Advance Directive.
Need to “Get it Done?!” Join us for our upcoming Community Advance Care Planning workshops in English and Spanish or visit our websites to learn more! www.getitdonesb.org and www.miregalo.org
RSVP today and take advantage of our FREE notary and experienced facilitators during these workshops. For additional questions, please email us at CommunityACP@hospiceofsb.org.
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Thank you for all that you do to support our work!
It is a remarkable privilege to witness the difference we make for those we serve on a daily basis. It is only through your generosity that we can accomplish all that we do and will in the future.
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